Wire-fence bracket



(No Model.)

W. G. GHOLSON.

WIRE FENCE BRACKET.

No. 370,387. I Patented Sept. 27, 1887'.

S mon-1 oz NITE STATES WILLIAM o. GHOLSON, or GINOINNATLIOHIO.

WIRE-FENCE BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming m of Letters Patent No. 370,387, dated September27, 1887.

Application filed June 15, 1887. Serial No. 241,387. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. GHoLsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Brackets; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wire-fence brackets; and it consists of abracket formed in two parts, as more particularly hereinafter describedand claimed.

It is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 showsthe bracket applied to the post of a fence with the wire passed throughthe bracket; Fig. 2, a side perspective view of the bracket; Figs. 3, 4,separate views of the two parts respectively, and Fig. 5 a rear view.

The object of forming the bracket in two parts is that the same is moreeasily and cheaply manufactured, each piece in casting forming its owncores, holes, and grooves, and each making its own separate impression.A

is one of these parts and represents the top.-

portion with a diagonal groove, a, a central cutout portion, 1), sideridges, c, grooves din said ridges, and a hole, E. B, the other part orbase portion, has a diagonal groove, a, a hole, E, and projecting partsb b b b, and side depressions, c, to fit the corresponding parts in A.The part B has also a lower projecting part, D, with a central slot, (1,to accommodate a nail, and the back of B is cut out, as shown, to lessenmaterial and weight, and to produce sharp edges, which form a surerbearing and grip against the post. Then the parts are put together, adiagonal slot with rounded outer edges is produced of the form shown anddescribed in my pending application No.167,416, filed June 2,1885. I

provide the open slot or suitable perforation or recess d for thereception of a nail to keep the bracket in a fixed position and preventits turning.

The object and nature of my device having been set forth, I will nowproceed to describe the preferred mode of using it.

The operator places the base-piece B against the post and the wire inthe grooved portion thereof. He then places the cap portion A. upon thebase portion B, so that the emboss ments thereon will fit within thecorrespond ing cavities of the base portion, and the parts this form ofbracket, besides those relating to the casting and cheapness ofmanufacture already mentioned, are that in the present form but one nailis necessary to use in fastening the bracket to the post, and should thetension of the fence-wire be so great that it could not be turned andwithdrawn through the diagonal slot, this can be accomplished byloosening the screw or nail and wholly or partially removing the cap orouter casting; or the entire bracket can be first rigidly fastened tothe post and the wire afterward given a slight bend and passed throughthe diagonal slot into the groove;

Should there be an upward strain upon the wire, the bracket can beeasily reversed and the diagonal slot turned downward, so that thestrain will come at right angles against the bolt or nail, and no matterwhether the strain upon the bracket be upward or downward, the bracketcan be turned to-bring it against the inner wall of the groove oppositethe diagonal slot.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A fence-bracket composed of a base portion and separable cap-piece,said base portion and cap-piece having concavities in their ends, and soformed as to provide a wirercceiving groove with a diagonal slot,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The fencebracket herein described, composed of the part A, having thediagonal groove a, a central cutout portion, b, side ridges, c, groovesd, and a nail-hole, E, in combination with the part B, having a diagonalgroove, a, a hole, E, and projecting parts and depressions to fit thecorresponding parts in A, also lower projecting part, D, with a slottherein to accommodate a nail, the said part B also cutout, as and forthe purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM G. GHOLSON.

Witnesses:

DAVID S. OLIVER, GEO. J MURRAY.

